Shloka 6.8Unverified draft
त्वमिक्ष्वाकुकुलस्यास्य पृथिव्याश्च महारथ । प्रधानश्चासि नाथश्च देवानां मघवानिव ।।3.6.8।।
Meaning
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| tvamikṣvākukulasyāsya | त्वमिक्ष्वाकुकुलस्यास्य | you, of this Ikṣvāku lineage | pronoun + genitive |
| pṛthivyāśca | पृथिव्याश्च | and of the earth | genitive |
| mahāratha | महारथ | O great chariot-warrior | vocative |
| pradhānaścāsi | प्रधानश्चासि | and you are the foremost | nominative predicate + verb |
| nāthaśca | नाथश्च | and the protector | nominative predicate |
| devānāṃ | देवानां | of the gods | genitive |
| maghavāniva | मघवानिव | like Maghavan (Indra) | nominative simile |
Reference: 3.6.8 · Araṇya Kāṇḍa